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    Early 2011 MacBook Pro 17" RAM upgrade

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Yotsuba, Jan 5, 2012.

  1. Yotsuba

    Yotsuba Notebook Evangelist

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    I was considering upgrading to this system's maximum of 16GB. Would this be a worthwhile upgrade or just plain overkill?
     
    Yotsuba, Jan 5, 2012
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  2. saturnotaku

    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Unless you plan to use 16 GB by editing extremely large photos or rendering video, 8 GB is more than enough (not to mention much cheaper). The 8 GB kit I bought for my MBP was on sale at Fry's for $30.
     
    saturnotaku, Jan 5, 2012
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  3. JTravers

    JTravers Notebook Consultant

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    I would add that 16GB might also come in handy if you need to run a lot of VMs.
     
    JTravers, Jan 5, 2012
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  4. diggy

    diggy Notebook Deity

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    If you can get the RAM at a good price and you feel you'd benefit from that much memory, then go for it.
     
    diggy, Jan 5, 2012
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